Evaluation of the DTM-2009 thermosphere model for benchmarking purposes

Sean Bruinsma, Noelia Sánchez-Ortíz, Estrella Olmedo, Nuria Guijarro

Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate · 2012 · 59 citations · 20 references

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Aims: The Drag Temperature Model (DTM) is a semi-empirical model describing the temperature, density, and composition of the Earth’s thermosphere. DTM2009 and DTM2000, and the COSPAR reference models NRLMSISE-00 and JB2008, are evaluated in order to establish benchmark values for new DTM models that will be developed in the framework of the Advanced Thermosphere Modelling and Orbit Prediction (ATMOP) project.

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